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A victory would have clinched the AFC North and a home playoff game for Pittsburgh. Instead, on the wrong side of a 34-17 defeat Saturday at M&T Bank Stadium, they left wearing frowns instead of…

Ohio State supplied fresh evidence in this College Football Playoff romp of Tennessee that they’re national championship material. Ryan Day silences critics in one of the finest showings of his career. Buckeyes look strong as…

The NFL playoff picture is starting to become clearer entering Week 16, and by the time action wraps up on ‘Monday Night Football,’ as many as 11 playoff spots could be clinched. Despite that, there…

Tom Brady appeared to do something during Saturday’s Pittsburgh Steelers-Baltimore Ravens game that he hasn’t often done during his first season as an NFL broadcaster: he seemingly took a shot at a couple of NFL…

Every week for the duration of the 2024 NFL regular season, USA TODAY Sports will provide timely updates to the league’s ever-evolving playoff picture − typically starting after Sunday afternoon’s late games and then moving…

No. 5 Texas is moving on in the College Football Playoff but the Longhorns got a bigger scare than expected from No. 12 Clemson. The Longhorns used a dominant running game and the precision passing…

Dave Stewart was too numb to move and too stunned to talk when he received the telephone call Friday that left him sobbing. He was set to turn 66 years old on Christmas Day. Stewart…

At least, that’s what the Volunteers’ pregame attire would suggest. Cameras captured several players from the ninth-ranked Vols (10-2) enter pregame warmups shirtless at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio — seemingly to dispel the narrative…

The Texans are already dealing with their fair share of injuries at receiver this season, but added another unfortunate one on Saturday. While the team is enjoying having Nico Collins back in the fold, they…

There was no revenge for Tyson Fury. Fury fell to Oleksandr Usyk yet again, losing their heavyweight boxing rematch Saturday by unanimous decision after suffering a split-decision defeat in their first fight seven months ago.…